May Make & Take Projects

This past Saturday marked the one year anniversary of our Monthly Make & Take class.  Happy Stampiversary to us!  These are the projects we made.  We found most of our designs from Pinterest, Stampin' Up, and classes we've attended.

Strawberry is made out of the pear from Apple of My Eye set.

What I Love and Hello stamp sets from SAB 2016

All about Everything stamp set from April 2016 Paper Pumpkin kit

This is a gift card holder.  It's hard to tell in the photo,
but there is a pocket in front of the back pocket to put a giftcard in.

Zoo Babies stamp set

This is the same design as the card right above it.
Attendees could choose to do a baby card,
or use the Balloon Celebration stamp set for this card.

A little about us:

Lorinda and I rejoined the Stampin' Up family in March 2015.  We met through Stampin' Up over 10 years ago and were demonstrators together back then.  It was the beginning of a life-long friendship.  She moved away and we both took a break from Stampin' Up for awhile (although we still used the stuff we had collected).  We rejoined last March to take advantage of the great offers for new recruits during Sale-a-bration.  I wasn't planning to do classes or become completely stamping obsessed again...but it happened...and I'm so glad! :)  It was Lorinda's idea to do these classes every month and I am really happy she thought of it.  Although I have always been a social person, I sort of neglected that side of me for awhile in the busyness of raising a family.  I didn't realize how much I was missing it until I started re-connecting with old friends and making new friends through these stamping gatherings.  I have so thoroughly enjoyed connecting with friends and exercising my creativity over the past fourteen months and that is why I call stamping the best "happiness therapy."  I love stamping and I'm so thankful for all the friends who stamp with me.

Marsha & Lorinda at On Stage Local.

Sale-a-Bration Extravaganza

We had a great time at our Sale-A-Bration Open House last weekend.  It's always fun to stamp with friends!  These are the projects we made, along with additional samples I made with all of my wonderful sale-a-bration sets!  Thank you, Pinterest, and talented artists who share on Pinterest, for the wonderful ideas!

Project 1: Wildflower Card

Featuring: Flowering Fields Stamp Set

Additonal Supplies: Crumb Cake cardstock, Whisper White cardstock, Basic Black Ink pad, Watercolor Wishes kit (for the greeting), Real Red and Old Olive Ink pads (for water coloring), Aqua Painters, Baker's Twine, Washi tape (retired), Stampin' Dimensionals

More Samples with Flowering Fields:

Project 2: Balloon Card

Featuring: Honeycomb Happiness Set

Additional Supplies: Smoky Slate and Whisper White cardstock, Blushing Bride Glimmer Paper, Basic Black and Pool Party ink pads, Stampin' Sponges, Tree Builder Punch (use to punch clouds out of post-it notes, lay them on cardstock and sponge around, peel off to reveal white clouds), Itty Bitty Heart  Punch, Confetti Heart Punch, Honeycomb Embellishments, Regal Rose marker (retired), Glue Dots, Paper Scraps from these DSP stacks: Cherry on Top, Love Blossoms, and retired Valentine dsp from last year

More samples with Honeycomb Happiness

Project 3: Airplane Card

Featuring Sky is the Limit Stamp Set

(available only until February 15)

Additional Supplies: Whisper White, Real Red and/or Pacific Point cardstock, Red or Silver Glimmer Paper, Basic Black ink pad, World Map Embossing Folder, Confetti Heart or Confetti Star Punch, Itty Bitty Star Punch (on card with blue), Baker's Twine, Stampin' Dimensional, Multi-purpose glue, glue dots.

Additional Samples with Sky is the Limit

Project 4: Hello Birthday

Featuring Hello Stamp Set

(Available only until February 15)

Additional Supplies: Whisper White Cardstock, Bermuda Bay or Melon Mambo cardstock, Basic Black ink pad, Stampin' dimensionals, Confetti stars (left-overs from the shaker card kit in the Holiday catalog)

Additional Samples with Hello

That's a wrap on the SAB (sale-a-bration) stamp sets we used at the class.  I also had some samples to show with the Botanicals For You set, the Botanical Garden Vellum, and Wildflower DSP.

After the party was over, I let my little boys make some cards too.  I don't always have the patience for this, but I was feeling generous and they loved it! :)

Happy Stampers!